In the beta version of the new Bing Webmaster Tools, Bing recently added a robots.txt tester. This is like the Google version but this quickly shows you the difference between the HTTP and HTTPS version of the URL
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…
Google’s John Mueller speaks on when it’s acceptable to use an intrusive interstitial; something that’s ordinarily devalued in search results.
Google Top Stories is fun and we’ve seen Google test a lot of different features around it, including adding more descriptions. But now, Google is testing showing a news story with more context using a “For context” section that shows other news stories related to the story in the carousel.
Sure to be a marathon, the hearings could be dramatic or incredibly dull.
After successful test, the program goes into general availability. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article
With the pandemic forcing people to work remotely, managers and employees have had to adjust what good communication looks like to keep projects moving forward, generate ideas, keep stakeholders happy — and boost team morale. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Here is another tool you can use from Bing to see how BingBot can or cannot access your web pages.
Some tags are vital for SEO. Others have little or no impact on rankings. Here’s every type of meta tag you need to know about.
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison was on the defensive yesterday when there were a number of complaints that Google was showing adult content from governmental web sites. The issue is, it is not a Google bug, instead, it is the governmental web sites were hacked to show this content.